Susan M. Smythe

Brad “understands the legal community” and “gets good results.” - Client comment to Chambers USA. A seasoned trial lawyer with over 40 years of experience and over 50 trials to verdict, Brad is a member of Butler Snow’s Tort, Transportation and Specialized Litigation group.

Attorney Benjamin W. Akery is a partner at the Steinberg Law Firm. Based out of the Goose Creek office, Ben primarily handles personal injury and workers' compensation cases. Ben earned his undergraduate degree from the College of Charleston and obtained his Juris Doctorate degree from Emory University's School of Law. He is an active member of the South Carolina Bar Association, Charleston County Bar, and Berkeley County Bar, where he served on the board of directors and as president of the ...

T. David Hoyle is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Litigation - Environmental and Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs. T. David practices law in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Best Lawyers has recognized T. David Hoyle since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which T. David Hoyle is held by other lawyers.

Carol Clark serves as bond counsel and underwriters’ counsel in public financings in Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Charleston office. She represents counties, cities, school districts, special purpose districts and other political subdivisions.

Patrick Jennings has been an attorney at Joye Law Firm's Charleston office since January of 2007. He works in Joye Law Firm's workers’ compensation department, where he has represented hundreds of injured workers. The son of a teacher/coach and a nurse, he grew up seeing his parents helping others, and he brings that approach to his legal practice. He understands that the people coming through the door need his help and understanding.

Reid Dyer brings more than ten years of experience in advising creditors on practical solutions to a variety of bankruptcy and out-of-court restructuring issues. He also represents clients in a range of creditors’ rights matters in both state and federal courts. Reid’s practice focuses on representing banks, credit unions, financial entities, and other creditors in bankruptcy, restructuring, and workout matters, both in and out of court. In bankruptcy court, he represents creditor...

Badge Humphries is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers since 2017 in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs. Badge practices law in Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. Badge is a trial lawyer and the managing partner of the Charleston office of Griffin Humphries. He represents the families and estates of people killed by the conduct of others, people who have suffered catastrophic injuries, individual a...

Following in the footsteps of his father, firm founder Reese Joye, Mark Joye is now head of the litigation department and represents those who have been injured by defective products, in car crashes, and in tractor-trailer collisions. In 1997, Mark represented the parents of Sergio Jimenez, who was ejected from the back of a Chrysler minivan in an accident and killed. The case resulted in a $262.5 million verdict for the family and is one of the largest personal injury verdicts in South Carol...

Jenny Quattlebaum is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Collaborative Law: Family Law and Family Law. Jenny practices law in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina Best Lawyers has recognized Jenny Quattlebaum since 2026. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Jenny Quattlebaum is held by other lawyers.

Joseph “Trey” Thompson is a partner in the Charleston office with a range of experience litigating commercial disputes as well as catastrophic personal injury claims arising from premises, products, and toxic exposures. He has tried over 100 jury trial cases in state and federal courts in his nearly 30 years of practice. He has argued cases before the South Carolina Supreme Court and South Carolina Court of Appeals. As a result of his trial work, Trey has an understanding of how t...